Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities

A Report on an NSF Workshop
 

May 11-13, 2003

National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia

Sponsored by
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National Science Foundation

Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
 

DISCLAIMER: The workshop described in this report was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CHE-0324824. Any opinions, findings, or conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Foreword

The Postdoctoral Experience: Shared Goals, Diverse Experiences

Perspectives on the Postdoctoral Experience

Proposals for Changing the Postdoctoral Experience:

Strengthening the "Traditional" Postdoctorate
New Models
The Need for More Information About the Postdoctoral Experience

Conclusion

Further Reading

Footnotes

Appendix 1: Workshop attendees

Appendix 2: Workshop agenda